As Director
35 Up
1991
7.6
Michael Apted
Directing
Born
February 10, 1941
Place of Birth
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Deceased
January 8, 2021
Biography
Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 – January 8, 2021) was a British director, producer, writer and actor. One of the most prolific English film directors of his generation, he is known for directing: the Up series (1964–2019), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and the American film, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980); the latter being nominated for seven Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture. He also directed Nell (1994), which received three Golden Globe Award nominations and one Academy Award nomination. On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors' Guild of America. He returned to television, directing the first three episodes of the TV series Rome (2005). Apted directed Amazing Grace, which premiered at the closing of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
The Filmography
As Director
Class Action
1991
6.3
As Director
Gorillas in the Mist
1988
7.0
As Director
Critical Condition
1987
5.5
As Director, As Writer
Sting - Bring on the Night
1985
6.9
As Director
28 Up
1984
7.5
As Director
Firstborn
1984
6.0
As Director
Gorky Park
1983
6.3
As Director
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982
7.0
As Director
Continental Divide
1981
6.1
As Director
Coal Miner's Daughter
1980
7.2
As Director
Agatha
1979
6.1
As Director
The Squeeze
1977
5.6
As Director
Stardust
1974
5.6
As Director
Kisses at Fifty
1973
1.0
As Director
The Triple Echo
1972
5.9
As Director
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
1968
5.0